Everything about The Hong Kong Confederation Of Trade Unions totally explained
The
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) is a pro-
democracy labour and political group in the
Hong Kong. It was established in
1990. The group is headed by President
Lau Chin-shek and General Secretary
Lee Cheuk-yan, and has 160,000 members in 61 affiliates (mainly
trade unions in various sectors).
The principles put forward by the HKCTU are "
Solidarity,
Rice Bowl,
Justice and
Democracy". The group focuses on the rights and interests of workers, and the development of a democratic political system in Hong Kong. It calls for the right to
collective bargaining and protection against dismissals for involvement in trade union activities.
History
The Confederation was established in 1990.
Days before transfer of sovereignty in
1997, with the support of the
democratic camp, the HKCTU successfully established statutory rights of collective bargaining of labour unions, which mandate employers to negotiate with labour unions on issues such as salaries, welfare and working hours. Under strong objections from the pro-business sector such as the
Liberal Party, the laws were abolished by the
Provisional Legislative Council shortly after the transfer of sovereignty.
Members of HKCTU were involved in organizing a number of local protests, including the mass protest of
July 1,
2003 to oppose the legislation of
Article 23 of the
Basic Law (organized by the Civil Human Rights Front of which HKCTU is a member), and other protests to struggle for labour rights and democracy in Hong Kong and in Mainland China.
In the
1998 LegCo election, the group was represented by Lau Chin-shek (also a member of
Democratic Party and
The Frontier) and Lee Cheuk-yan (also a member of
The Frontier) in the LegCo. Lau quit the Democratic Party before the
2000 LegCo election, hadn't renewed the membership of The Frontier before the 2004 election, and didn't run under the HKCTU banner in the 2004 election.
Present
The group is active in the political arena in Hong Kong, and has representation in the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) to challenge government policies and push for legal protection of worker and trade union rights. It is one of the two most influential labour groups in Hong Kong. (The other is the pro-Beijing
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions).
Besides calling for
universal suffrage of the
Chief Executive of Hong Kong and LegCo, the group also supports pro-democracy movement in
mainland China, including the struggle for independent trade unions. It participates in a number of human rights and labour rights networks to oppose the alleged suppression of labour movements in mainland China.
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